Personal: Movie, DVD and Video Reviews
Here are the DVD & Video releases for October 2008.
These do not include releases of classics, TV movies, and Direct-To-Video (which had never shown in cinemas).
The Advisories we include here are the one posted for that movie during cinematic release
in our FoundLocally movie listings, so that
parents can evaluate the movie they buy or rent for their families.
The Capsule Reviews
are provided to help you a plot overview and names of leading actors, to help you decide that a movie
is worth renting or buying.
The Star Ratings, are out of five and are our estimation of overall
movie value fora general audience. (NOTE: items without stars were unrated by FoundLocally in theatrical releases)
Date | Title, Advisory & Capsule Review
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Our Picks:
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September 30, 2008
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September 30, 2008 | 
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Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Series | |
| TV Program
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall | | 112 Mins. Some sexual content, language and some graphic nudity |  After a messy break-up with a TV-star grilfriend (Kristen Bell), the ex-boyfriend (Jason Segel) takes a Hawaii vacation to recover, only to discover she friend, Sarah. Little does he know she is vacationing at the same resort, with her new boyfriend (Bill Hader). [View Movie Trailer ]
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Lewis Black's Root of All Evil | |
| TV Program
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My Name Is Earl: Season 3 | |
| TV Program
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Numb3rs: The Complete Fourth Season | |
| TV Program
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Popeye & Friends: Volume Two | |
| TV Program
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Oct 07, 2008
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Oct 07, 2008 |  
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Boy A | 100 Mins. Coarse language, sexuality, some disturbing content and brief drug use. |  The story of a young ex-con (Andrew Garfield) newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child. [View Movie Trailer]
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The Happening | 91 Mins. Violent and disturbing images |  A family (Mark Wahlberg, Zoey Deschanel) is on the run after natural disaster threatens the entire planet. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. [View Movie Trailer]
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The Visitor | 103 Mins. Brief strong language. | A college professor (Richard Jenkins) travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young immigrant couple (Haaz Sleiman and Danai Jekesai Gurira) has also been rented the same apartment. [View Movie Trailer]
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You Don't Mess With the Zohan | 100 Mins. Crude and sexual content throughout, language and nudity. | A Mossad agent (Adam Sandler) fakes his death to move to New York City and re-invent himself as a hairstylist. [View Movie Trailer]
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30 Rock: Season 2 |
| TV Series
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Brotherhood: The Second Season |
| TV Series
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Christmas Child |
| CHRISTMAS
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Ennio Morricone: Peace Notes Live in Venice |
| MUSIC
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Holiday Essentials |
| CHRISTMAS
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Holiday in Handcuffs |
| CHRISTMAS
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Holiday Music & Memories |
| CHRISTMAS
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Holiday Treats: 8 Heartwarming TV Classics |
| CHRISTMAS
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Holiday TV Favorites |
| CHRISTMAS
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How I Met Your Mother: Season 3 |
| TV Series
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Johnny Cash: Christmas Special 1976-1979 |
| CHRISTMAS
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Johnny Cash: Christmas Special 1978 |
| CHRISTMAS
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Johnny Cash: Christmas Special 1979 |
| CHRISTMAS
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Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Season 1 |
| TV Series
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Kimora, Life in the Fab Lane: Season 1 |
| TV Series
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Martin: The Complete Fifth Season |
| TV Series
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Max & Ruby: A Very Merry Christmas Collection |
| CHRISTMAS
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Mission: Impossible - The Fifth TV Season |
| TV Series
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Pirates: 1st Season |
| TV Series
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Psycho |
| MOVIE
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Robot Chicken: Season 3 |
| TV Series
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The Beverly Hillbillies: Official Second Season |
| TV Series
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The Munsters: The Complete Series |
| TV Series
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The Santa Clause 1-3 |
| CHRISTMAS
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The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season |
| TV Series
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The Smurfs: Season One, Volume Two |
| TV Series
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The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles! |
| CHILDREN
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Thomas & Friends: Totally Thomas Volume 7 |
| CHILDREN
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Thomas & Friends: Totally Thomas Volume 8 |
| CHILDREN
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Thomas & Friends: Totally Thomas Volume 9 |
| CHILDREN
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Watership Down |
| CHILDRENS
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Oct 14, 2008
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Oct 14, 2008 | 
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American Gangster | 157 Mins. Violence, pervasive drug use, coarse language, nudity and sexuality. | A 1970s Harlem gangster (Denzel Washington) profitably imports heroin inside the coffins of dead Vietnam soldiers, but is caught by a detective (Russell Crowe) and turns informant, and the two go after law enforcement agents and foreign nationals who were part of his syndicate.
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Eastern Promises |
| A mysterious and ruthless London organized crime boss (Viggo Mortensen) crosses paths with a midwife (Naomi Watts) trying to right a wrong, but stumbles into potential evidence against the family, causing Nikolai to embark on murder, deceit, and retribution.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 124 Mins. Frequent adventure violence, battle images, and scary scenes |  The 4th adventure of the famed archaeologist/adventurer (Harrison Ford) as he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind the mysterious Crystal Skulls artifacts. [View Movie Trailer]
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The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: Veggie Tales | 85 min |  (Animated) Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt, and Pa Grape are whisked away from their jobs at the Pirate Times Dinner Theater, only to immersed in the world of real-life 17th century pirates.
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War, Inc. | 107 Mins. Violence, language and brief sexual material. | A political satire set in Turaqistan, a fiefdom an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President (Dan Aykroyd), where a hired assassin (John Cusack) poses as a trade show producer who also organizes a Middle Eastern pop star's (Hillary Duff) wedding, while evading a left-wing journalist (Marissa Tomei). [View Movie Trailer]
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Adventures of Robin Hood: Complete 2nd Season |
| TV Series
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Back to You: Season 1 |
| TV Series
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Bruce Springsteen: Videobiography |
| Music
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Chris Isaak Christmas |
| MUSIC
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Christmas Favorites Collection |
| CHRISTMAS
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Eighth Season |
| TV Series
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CSI: Seasons 1-8 |
| TV Series
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Elton John: In Performance |
| MUSIC
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Holiday Inn |
| CHRISTMAS
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Holmes on Homes: Season 3 |
| TV Series
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Holmes on Homes: Season 4 |
| TV Series
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Holmes on Homes: Season 5 |
| TV Series
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Liberty's Kids: The Complete Series |
| TV Series
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Life with Derek: The Complete First Season |
| TV Series
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Lil' Bush, Resident of the United States: Season 2 |
| TV Series
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Little Einsteins: The Christmas Wish |
| CHRISTMAS
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Mongol |
| MOVIE
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Nash Bridges: The First Season |
| TV Series
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Quark: The Complete Series |
| TV Series
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Radiohead: Logical Emotions |
| MUSIC
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Rules of Engagement: The Complete Second Season |
| TV Series
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Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown |
| CHRISTMAS
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The Best of Johnny Carson & Friends |
| TV Series
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The Sarah Silverman Program: Season Two Volume One |
| TV Series
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The Unit: Season 3 |
| TV Series
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Thomas & Friends: Whistle Express Collection |
| CHILDREN
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Warren Miller: Playground |
| SPORTS
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Whispers: Christmas with the Whispers |
| MUSIC/CHRISTMAS
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Oct 21, 2008
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Oct 21, 2008 | 
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Casino Royale |
| New MI6 agent James Bond (Daniel Craig) to Madagascar to track a terrorist and his terrorist cell, leading to a Montenegro casino and a banker (Mads Mikkelsen) for international terrorist organizations.
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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed | 90Mins. Thematic material, some disturbing images and brief smoking. | Big science has expelled smart new ideas from the classroom...in this documentary Ben Stein argues for Intelligent Design as an alternative to Darwin's evolution. [View Movie Trailer]
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Halloween | 109 min. Gore & violence | A nental patient (Tyler Mane) committed as a 10 year old is released after 17 years and return to his Illinois home town endangering his sister, Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton) and everyone else crossing his path.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Graphic bloody violence. | In 1800s London, a barber (Johnny Depp) opens his shop upstairs from a baker of special meat pies (Helena Bonham Carter), and begins a sinister relationship, in this scren adaptation of a musical.
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The Incredible Hulk | 114 Mins. Intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content. | A geneticist (Edward Norton) becomes reclusive to understand & cure the condition that turns him into a green monster, though the government wants to capture him to fight an even greater evil. [View Movie Trailer]
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The Stone Angel | 115 Mins. | An aging and proud (to a fault) woman (Ellen Burstyn), at odds with family and friends, comes to terms with her mortality and past disappointing relationships. [View Movie Trailer]
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The Strangers | 90 Mins. Violence/terror and coarse language. |  A young couple (Scott Speedman, Liv Tyler) staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants. [View Movie Trailer]
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According to Jim: The Complete First Season |
| TV Series
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Blues Clues: Blues Room / Little Blue Riding Hood |
| TV Series
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Die Another Day | 142 Mins: Violence, Sexually Suggestive Scenes | JAMES BOND
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Dora the Explorer: Dora's Christmas / Pirates |
| CHILDRENS
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Dora the Explorer: Dora's Christmas / Pirates |
| CHILDRENS
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Dr. No |
| JAMES BOND
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Dynasty: The Third Season Volume 2 |
| TV Series
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Family Guy: Volume Six |
| TV Series
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For Your Eyes Only |
| JAMES BOND
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From Russia With Love |
| JAMES BOND
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Holiday Favorites with the Wonderland Carolers |
| CHRISTMAS
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Holiday Favorites with the Wonderland Carolers |
| CHRISTMAS
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Johnny Cash For Kenya: Live In Johnstown, PA |
| MUSIC
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LA Ink: Season 1 Volume 2 |
| TV Series
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Live And Let Die |
| JAMES BOND
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My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas |
| CHRISTMAS
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Octopussy |
| JAMES BOND
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Route 66: Season 2 Complete Collection |
| TV Series
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Santa Claus: The Movie |
| CHRISTMAS
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The F Word |
| TV Series
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The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Fifth Season |
| TV Series
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Series |
| TV Series
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The Naked Brothers Band: Season 2 |
| TV Series
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The New Adventures of Old Christine: Season 2 |
| TV Series
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Thin Lizzy: Live & Dangerous |
| MUSIC
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Oct 28, 2008
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Oct 28, 2008 | 
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Ghost Town | 102 Mins. Some strong language, sexual humor and drug references. |
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Hell Ride | Strong violence, sexual content including graphic nudity and dialogue, language and drug use. | A group of bad-ass bikers, Pistolero (Larry Bishop), the Gent (Michael Madsen) and Comanche (Eric Balfour) have some deadly, unfinished business among them.[View Movie Trailer]
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Journey to the Center of the Earth | 92 Mins. Intense adventure action and some scary moments. | On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist (Brendan Fraser), his nephew (Josh Hutcherson) and their mountain guide (Anita Briem) discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth [View Movie Trailer]
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | 101 Mins. | A Great Depression-era young girl ( Abigail Breslin) has a story she's written about the era published in Cincinnati's major newspaper. [View Movie Trailer]
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The Polar Express |
| A Santa-doubting young boy awake on Christmas Eve is startled by a gleaming Polar Express train in front of his house, for a trip to the North Pole (animated).
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Christmas Caper |
| CHRISTMAS
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Christmas Carol / Mee Christmas |
| CHRISTMAS
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Christmas Toy Story / Dear Santa |
| CHRISTMAS
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Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Complete Series |
| TV Series
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Elf |
| CHRISTMAS
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Emma Victorian Romance: 2nd Season |
| TV Series
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Essential Holiday Collection |
| CHRISTMAS
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Girlfriends: Seasons 1-5 |
| TV Series
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History of Christmas |
| CHRISTMAS
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Jack Frost |
| CHRISTMAS
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Johnny Cash: Chapter & Verse |
| MUSIC
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Littles Christmas Special / Here Comes The Littles |
| CHRISTMAS
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Merle Haggard: Live from Austin Texas |
| MUSIC
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Merry Christmas From Milan: Caballe & Bruson |
| CHRISTMAS
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Mother & Son: Season 2 |
| TV Series
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Sanford & Son: The Complete Series |
| TV Series
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The 4400: The Complete Series |
| TV Series
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The L Word: The Complete Fifth Season |
| TV Series
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The Nutcracker |
| CHRISTMAS
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Tom Petty & Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream |
| MUSIC
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Oct 30, 2008
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Oct 30, 2008 | 
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Shrek the Third | 93 Mins. Some crude humor, suggestive content and swashbuckling action | After his new father-in-law, King Harold (John Cleese) falls ill, Shrek the ogre (Myers) is looked at as the royal heir, but Shrek recruits his friends Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss (Antonio Banderas) to install the rebellious Artie (Justin Timberlake) as the new king. Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and her royal girlfriends fend off a coup d'etat by Prince Charming (Rupert Everett).
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Charlotte's Web |
| CHILDRENS
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Madagascar |
| CHILDRENS
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